Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings Episode guide

  1. Libraries Gave Us Power

    3/3 Dr Janina Ramirez explores the illuminated scripts of the courts of the Tudors.

    First broadcast: 23 Jan 2012

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  2. What a King Should Know

    2/3 How medieval illuminated manuscripts gave power to the king and united the kingdom.

    First broadcast: 16 Jan 2012

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  3. Ruling by the Book

    1/3 A look at illuminated manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon rulers who created a united England.

    First broadcast: 09 Jan 2012

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